BusinessHow Amazon is keeping regulators at bay in publisher spatAmazon's pressuring of publishers and movie studios over income distribution from online sales has so far avoided the glare of US antitrust authorities.14 Aug 04:20 AM
New ZealandHager: New leaked emailsNicky Hager says his new book Dirty Politics will show Prime Minister John Key has questions to answer: "You will not believe what you read and how bloody awful it is."13 Aug 06:25 AM
EntertainmentMinecraft: Blocked only by imaginationThe worldwide domination of a building blocks game is a triumph for the power of human imagination. John Naughton looks at how Minecraft has bewitched 40 million of us.09 Aug 07:00 PM
EntertainmentKey to publishing blockbustersThe publishing industry is using online tools to tailor its publications to what readers want — which means what’s hot on the web is what comes off the printing press.09 Aug 05:00 PM
EntertainmentJK Rowling responds to fan whose family were murderedJK Rowling has written to a teenager who found strength in the words of a Harry Potter film after her entire family were shot dead.06 Aug 11:30 PM
OpinionDan Hunter: Case worthy of a certain detectiveThe US Supreme Court last month dismissed a plea from the Conan Doyle Estate.04 Aug 05:00 PM
SportReview: Rare take on NZ sport from inside and outFor anyone keen to immerse themselves in the history of New Zealand sport since 1950, written by a primary observer, this is your tome.02 Aug 09:17 PM
LifestyleBook review: The Temporary GentlemanSebastian Barry’s latest novel is a narrative of disintegration and self-destruction, written in the most lyrical of language.01 Aug 06:00 PM
LifestyleBook review: The Art of Neil GaimanThis is a very strange book. It's about Neil Gaiman, so it can probably afford to be.01 Aug 06:00 PM
LifestyleGerard Woodward: Dumplings of factGerard Woodward’s family gave him plenty of material to write about, but it took years to work out how, he tells Linda Herrick.01 Aug 06:00 PM
New ZealandDo you want books with that?Whitcoulls, the country's best-known bookstore, is reducing its offering of books as it searches for ways to make its stores thrive.01 Aug 05:00 PM
BusinessAmazon wants cheaper books from HachetteAmazon says the reasons behind its dispute with publisher Hachette is to push for a new plan to boost sales, lower prices and benefit the public.31 Jul 04:20 AM
LifestyleDavid Mitchell: Short and tweetThe $100 million movie of Cloud Atlas bombed, but that didn’t halt the rising star of its author, David Mitchell, regarded by many as the greatest of his generation. now he is tweeting his latest work, writes Hermione Hoby.25 Jul 07:00 PM
LifestyleAlone with a good readDiving into a book is treasured time all to yourself, but first you have to find that brilliant book.25 Jul 06:00 PM
LifestyleGraham Swift: A coastguard meets a comedianThe many facets of England meet in the pages of Graham Swift’s new book, writes Stephen Jewell.25 Jul 06:00 PM
LifestyleBob Harvey's incredible lifeFrom mooning a ratepayer to meeting his birth parents at middle age, former Waitakere mayor Bob Harvey has always lived a life less ordinary, as a new biography reveals.25 Jul 05:00 PM
New ZealandOur literary luminariesMan Booker Prize winner Eleanor Catton is among the finalists in the 2014 New Zealand Post Book Awards.22 Jul 06:00 PM
LifestyleThe rise of teen novelsThe Hunger Games, Divergent series and The Fault in Our Stars are bringing about a new trend in book sales, Whitcoulls says.20 Jul 05:00 PM
LifestyleJames Steen: Can toast be drunk?In his New book, The Kitchen Magpie, James Steen presents a veritable host of household hints. Here are some of our favourite.18 Jul 07:00 PM
LifestyleMartine Bailey: Taste of murderMartine Bailey puts a dark twist on food in her ‘culinary gothic’ novel that features real, historic family recipes, writes Stephen Jewell.18 Jul 06:00 PM
